WorksheetsRikki Tikki Tavi
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is the climax of the story?
All the garden animals celebrate the death of the cobras.
Rikki-tikki gets flooded out of his parent's burrow and is taken in by Teddy and his parents.
Rikki-tikki kills Nagaina, the female cobra who has been threatening Teddy.
Rikki kills Karait, another snake in the yard.
What does the word consolation mean?
something that makes you feel better
wet and dirty
cleverly
came back to consciousness
What 3 character traits best describe Rikki-tikki?
Brave
Shy
Trusting
Curious
Loyal
What does draggled mean?
came back to consciousness
cleverly
feeling sorrow for the death of a loved one
wet and dirty
What is the falling action of the story?
Rikki destroys all of the eggs with the help of Darzee's wife
All the garden animals celebrate the death of the cobras
Rikki-tikki gets flooded out of his parents' burrow and is taken in by Teddy and his parents
Rikki-tikki learns about the cobras that are terrorizing the animals in the yard
(a) is the name of the character who is Rikki's main helper in the fight with Nagaina.
What is the inciting incident of the story?
Rikki gets washed out of his parents' burrow.
Rikki kills Nagaina
Rikki becomes frustrated with Darzee
Teddy and his parents are grateful the cobras are gone and Rikki is the protector of the garden.
What does the word cunningly mean?
Wet and dirty
Cleverly
Something that makes you feel better
Feeling sorrow for the death of a loved one
The central conflict of the story is between
Darzee and Rikki
Rikki and Karait
Rikki and the cobras
Teddy and Nagaina
What is the resolution of the story?
Rikki has his first confrontation with the cobras.
All the garden animals celebrate the death of the cobras.
Rikki-tikki and Darzee's wife destroy all eggs but one.
Teddy and his parents are grateful, and Rikki-tikki keeps the garden safe from then on.
What does the word revived mean?
Come back to consciousness
Something that makes you feel better
Wet and dirt
Feeling sorrow for the death of a loved one
(a) characterization is when the author shows the character's traits through speech, thoughts, and actions.
Who is the protagonist of the story?
Nag
Nagaina
Rikki-tikki
Darzee's wife
Who is the antagonist of the story?
Rikki-tikki
Nagaina
Teddy
Darzee
Which event is part of the story's rising action?
Nag is killed
Nagaina is killed
Rikki gets washed up to the Bungalow in a flood
The garden animals celebrate the death of the cobras
What does Rikki learn when he overhears Nag and Nagaina's plan?
They plan to leave the garden
Nag wants to kill the human family
They plan to kidnap Darzee's eggs
Nagaina wants to kill the human family
(a) characterization is when an author explicitly states character traits.
Which two animals are natural enemies?
Human and Cobra
Tailorbird and Mongoose
Mongoose and Cobra
Mongoose and Muskrat
What is the main type of conflict in the story?
Person vs. Self
Person vs. Person
Person vs. Nature
Person vs. Society
Why do the cobras want to kill the family?
They are upset that Karait was killed
They want to live in the bungalow
Teddy is bothering them
So Rikki will leave and they can take over the garden
